Author(s): Anne Sarzin

Australian

Dr Fanny Reading arrived in Australia in 1889
as a migrant child and felt the loneliness of the
newcomer. A brilliant musician and compassionate
medical doctor, she created the National Council of
Jewish Women of Australia, mentoring thousands of
women, bringing them out of their kitchens into the
worlds of public debate and policies. A leader on
Australia’s home-front during World War II, she was
a trailblazer, feminist and courageous activist for the
disadvantaged at home and abroad.